Broom-rack.



'Patented Nov. l2, l90l.

Dn AC LA MR M m Ann .8 9 3 6 0O 6 0 N (Application filed May 9, 1901,)

(No Model.)

5] u venioz UNITED STATES TRUSTIN A. SOLLARS, OF WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI.

PATENT OFFICE;

BROOM-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 686,639, dated November 12, 1901.

I Application filed May 9, 1901.

T0 at whom) it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, TRUSTI'N A. SOLLARS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Warrensburg, in the county of Johnson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Racks; and I I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will en able others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to racks for holding and displaying brooms and similar articles; and it consists, essentially, of'the novel construction and peculiar arrangement of the various parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and stated in the claims.

The principal objects of the invention are to produce a rack which shall be light and durable, simple and inexpensive to construct, and of a form well adapted to-display the arti cles for which it is designed to the best possible advantage. These and other objects are attained by means of the device illustrated in the drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved rack, showing it suspended from a ceiling or other convenient support; Fig. 2, a plan view of the base or lower frame; Fig. 3, a plan view of the top ring; Fig. 4, a perspective View of one of the spring-arms; Fig. 5, a detail of the means for holding the bands spaced apart, and Fig. 6 a detail in section showing the manner of attaching one of the spring-arms to the bands.

In the several views the letter A indicates the base of the rack, composed of two concentric bands or hoops a a, spaced apart by short tubular sections a. and firmly secured together by bolts of, passing through the bands or hoops and the tubular sections. The outer band is provided with a series of radially-extending spring-arms a in the shape of loops,

- the ends of said arms being preferably bent vertically to form shoulders a which set or abut against the outer side of the band and then bent horizontally for insertion through holes a. in the band. After the horizontallybent ends of the spring-arms have been inserted through the holes in the band, the said ends are bent downwardly against the inner side of said band to firmly attach the springarms thereto. The inner band is also pro- Serial No. 59A86. (No model.)

vided with aseries of similarly-constructed spring-arms a attached to said band in a similar manner, and each set of spring-arms is designed tohold the heads of a prescribed number of brooms.

Theletter B indicates the upper or handlesupporting band or hoop, to which is attached a series of outwardly-extendingloops 1), equal 60 in number to the spaces between the springarms a. The ends of the loops b may be constructed similar to the ends of the springarms and attached to the band in the same manner. The band Bis provided with a bail b, by means of which it may be suspended from the ceiling or the support, as shown.

0 indicates the central handle-supporting band or hoop, having outwardly-extending loops 0, similar to loops 1) and in number equaling the spaces between the spring-arms a The band C is provided with a number of eyes 0', preferably four, the purpose of which will be hereinafter explained.

The several bands or hoops are secured together in proper relative position by means of rods or wires D, which have'their lower ends formed with eyes 01, through which pass the tubular spacing-sections a The rods or wires D pass up through the eyes 0 and may have their upper ends attached to the upper handle-supporting band in any suitable and well-known manner, preferably by bending the ends horizontally, then inserting said ends through holes in the band, and then bending the .ends up against the side of said band. The central band will be supported on the rods or wires D against accidental displacement by the inclination of said rods and at such a distance between the base and upper 0 band as will permit the loops to receive the upper portion of the handles of the smallersized brooms, the heads of said brooms being supported in the spaces between the springarms Q The larger brooms have their heads 5 supported in the spaces between the springarms a and their handles in the loops of the upper band B.

The device is preferably made entirely of 'metal, although the several bands may be made of wood, and the ends of the springarms and loops may be passed through the holes and simply riveted or headed, as the spring-pressure, the ends being either con- .Patent, is

1. In a broom-rack, the combination of a base composed of two concentrically-arranged bands, spaced apart, and provided with holes or openings therein, a series of loop-shaped spring-arms arranged around each band, said spring-arms being provided with abutting shoulders and secured in the holes in said band, an upper band having handle-receiving loops, and means connecting together the base and upper band.

2. In a broom-rack, the combination of a base composed of two concentrically-arranged bands, spaced apart, and provided with holes or openings therein, a series of loop-shaped spring-arms arranged around each band, each set of spring-arms being provided with abutting shoulders and secured in said holes or openings in the band, an upper band having a series of similarly arranged and attached loops, and means connecting together the base and upper band.

3. In a broom-rack, the combination of a base composed of two concentrically-arranged bands, spaced apart, and provided with holes or openings therein, a series of loop-shaped spring-arms arranged around each band, each set of spring-arms being provided with abutting shoulders ,and secured in said holes or openings in the bands, an upper band having a series of similarly arranged and attached loops, means connecting together the base and upper band, and an intermediate band provided with handle-receiving loops, said intermediate band being supported on the connecting means.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

TRUSTIN A. SOLLARS.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. DITLER, LEROY OFFICER. 

